Checks on the Judicial Branch ✅

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the exercise of judicial review in conjunction with life tenure can lead to debate about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court’s power
• Explain how other branches in the government can limit the Supreme Court’s power

⏰ What We Did

• Wrapped up last week's notes on 2.12 Marbury v. Madison, Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch
• Took notes on the constitutional restrictions placed on the Supreme Court and the Court's decision-making process, using the 16th Amendment as a case study
• Use notes from previous sections of Unit 2, answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible:

1. Which branch of government is the most powerful? Why?
2. Are there really checks and balances when one political party controls all three branches of government? Why or why not?
3. In what ways has the evolution of government powers affected Americans and their daily lives?

⚙️ Resources

• 2.13 Checks on the Judicial Branch